(337) Devosa
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today29 Aug 202614.02.342 AU3.257 AU11h44m+00°34'21.0°8.9°
Opposition1 Jun 202712.62.673 AU1.674 AU16h28m-34°07'167.8°4.6°
(337) Devosa - 2026-08-29
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Devosa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1371743
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3831345
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.86118
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 355.29459
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 99.35247
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.26053
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 274.73420
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.75604
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.68            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.


The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.





The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.




Ephemerides:
Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   11 44 54.0   +00 34 08     3.257    2.342   21.0    8.9   116   14.0 
2026-08-29 21:29 UT   11 46 26.2   +00 22 40     3.262    2.343   20.6    8.7   116   14.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   11 46 37.0   +00 21 20     3.262    2.343   20.5    8.7   116   14.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   11 48 20.0   +00 08 31     3.268    2.345   20.0    8.5   116   14.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   11 50 03.0   +00 04 17     3.273    2.347   19.6    8.3   116   14.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   11 51 46.0   +00 17 05     3.279    2.348   19.1    8.1   117   13.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   11 53 29.0   +00 29 54     3.284    2.350   18.6    7.9   117   13.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   11 55 12.0   +00 42 42     3.289    2.351   18.1    7.7   117   13.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   11 56 55.0   +00 55 30     3.294    2.353   17.6    7.4   117   13.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   11 58 38.0   -01 08 18     3.299    2.354   17.1    7.2   117   13.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 00 21.0   -01 21 06     3.304    2.356   16.6    7.0   117   13.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 02 04.1   -01 33 54     3.309    2.357   16.1    6.8   118   13.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 03 47.1   -01 46 41     3.313    2.359   15.6    6.6   118   13.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 05 30.2   -01 59 28     3.318    2.360   15.2    6.4   118   13.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 07 13.2   -02 12 14     3.322    2.362   14.7    6.2   118   13.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 08 56.3   -02 25 00     3.327    2.364   14.2    6.0   119   13.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 10 39.3   -02 37 46     3.331    2.365   13.7    5.8   119   13.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 12 22.4   -02 50 31     3.335    2.367   13.2    5.6   119   13.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 14 05.5   -03 03 15     3.339    2.368   12.7    5.4   120   13.9 


    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.